{
 "site": "dholera.blog",
 "url": "https://dholera.blog/essays/when-will-dholera-be-complete/",
 "title": "When will Dholera be complete? The honest answer is three different dates",
 "author": "Bhavik Sarkhedi",
 "date": "2026-08-03",
 "primary_query": "dholera smart city completion date",
 "verdict": "Complete is three different claims wearing one word. The Activation Area's trunk infrastructure is complete now, per the government's own ledger. Phase-wise build-out is scheduled through roughly 2042 on the sanctioned plan. The million-person brochure city has no completion date that deserves the name. Dated 3 August 2026.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "label": "NICDC DMU report, 30.06.2026",
   "url": "https://api.nicdc.in/upload/image/dmu-Report.pdf"
  },
  {
   "label": "DSIRDA sanctioned plan phasing (via DICDL project profile)",
   "url": "https://dholera.gujarat.gov.in/finaldp/15"
  },
  {
   "label": "Dholera SIR official",
   "url": "https://dholera.gujarat.gov.in/about_us"
  },
  {
   "label": "PIB rail approval, 13 May 2026",
   "url": "https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2260624"
  },
  {
   "label": "Airport trial landing, dated record",
   "url": "https://dholerasir.news/wire/first-aircraft-landing-dholera-airport/"
  },
  {
   "label": "Expressway opening, dated record",
   "url": "https://dholerasir.news/wire/ahmedabad-dholera-expressway-opens/"
  }
 ],
 "license": "Quote freely with attribution and date."
}